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Amish
quilt [n] |
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quilt
made by the Amish, a religious group of immigrant Germans. Amish quilters
used plain wool or cotton cloth and certain traditional patterns emphasizing
black and a limited palette of fabric colors.
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appliqué
[n] |
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construction
technique of applying fabric motifs to background fabric by using
invisible stitches
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backing
[n] |
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the
piece of cloth that forms the underside of a quilt
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baste
[v] |
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to
make temporary stitches
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batting
[n] |
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a
type of filler used between the quilt top and the quilt back. It may
be cotton, wool, or polyester.
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binding
[n] |
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a
strip of cloth that wraps the edges of a quilt
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block
[n] |
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a
unit of quilt-top construction. A block can be made up of smaller
pieces or a square of appliqué.
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central
medallion [n] |
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a
large central quilt block or motif sometimes surrounded by borders
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circa
[adv] |
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approximately;
abbreviated c. or ca.; used with dates when the exact date is unknown
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Classical
urn [n] |
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a
vase-shaped container in a style that originated in ancient Greece;
appears often in nineteenth-century decorative arts
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Crazy
Quilt [n] |
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a
quilt top made up of irregularly shaped and sized pieces sewed down
to a foundation fabric; sometimes the edges of pieces are covered
by ribbon or embroidery stitches.
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embroidery
[n] |
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decorative
stitches (here used to decorate bedcovers and Crazy Quilts)
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English
paper piecing [n] |
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construction
technique of basting over a paper foundation to hold and support the
fabric pieces while sewing them together
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foundation
piecing [n] |
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the
technique of covering a background cloth with overlapping pieces of
cloth
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hexagon
[n] |
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an
equilateral, six-sided geometric shape
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motif
[n] |
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an
easily recognized single design, sometimes repeated, such as a flower
or a star
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patch
[n] |
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a
single cut piece of fabric for a pieced quilt or an appliqué
quilt
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patchwork
[n]
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the
sewing together of fabrics by piecing or appliqué techniques
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patriotic
symbol [n] |
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a symbol that represents one's country; An American eagle is a symbol
of the United States.
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pattern
[n] |
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1)
the name for a setting of a quilt or for a block design, 2) a commercially
printed design for a quilt with instructions
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piece
[n][v] |
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noun.
one cut-out shape of fabric meant to become part of a pieced quilt;
verb. to sew cut-out pieces of cloth together to form a quilt
top
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pieced
quilt [n] |
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a
quilt that is constructed of small pieces of selected fabric stitched
together
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quilt
[n] |
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a
hand made or machine made bedcover consisting of three layers of textiles:
a quilt top, a batting, and a backing layer
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quilt
top [n] |
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the
top layer of a quilt. It may be one large piece of fabric or patchwork.
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quilting
[n] |
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1.
the process of sewing the layers of a quilt together with lines of
stitches
2.
the general name referring to the art or craft of making a quilt
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seam
[n] |
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the
line made when two fabrics are sewn together and opened flat
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seam
allowance [n] |
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the
fabric between the stitching line and the edge of the fabric. In quilting
this usually measures 1/4 inch.
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setting
[n] |
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the
arrangement of blocks in a quilt top
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skewing
[n] |
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causing
to move in a diagonal direction
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stiletto
[n] |
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a
thin pointed object, such as a knife, letter opener, or awl
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stipple
[n] |
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closely
spaced, random quilt stitches used to create textured background areas
of quilting - popular in the nineteenth century
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stuffed
work [n] |
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quilted
work in which stuffing creates a three-dimensional look to areas on
the quilt surface
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stuffing
[n] |
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a
batting material used to stuff areas of a trapunto quilt
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swag
[n] |
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a
classical design featuring an ornamental hanging draped in a curve
between two points; could be formed of leaves, drapery, vines, flowers,
or shells
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template
[n] |
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a
pattern piece, like a square or circle, used as a guide for piecing
or appliqué
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tessellated
[adj] |
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arranged
into a group of identical shapes forming an interlocking pattern
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textile
[n] |
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something
made of fabric, cloth, or fiber
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trapunto
[n] |
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original
Italian name for stuffed work or Italian quilting.
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upholstery
[n] |
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the
cloth covering on padded furniture such as sofas and armchairs
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warp
[n] |
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in
weaving, the threads that run the length of the fabric and are threaded
through the loom
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weft
[n] |
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in
weaving, the threads that run through the warp threads from one edge
to the other
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whole
cloth [n] |
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any
solid-color quilt without patchwork or appliqué or printed
fabric.
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wrong
side [n] |
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the
wrong side of a fabric is the back side, unprinted side, or in case
of shaped quilt pieces, the side that was down when the shape was
drawn or cut
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